Trainings & Deployments From: LCMS Disaster Response & Training

LERT volunteers are needed to assist with assembling flood buckets. All materials are on site. 

Volunteers will meet in the storage building behind Immanuel Lutheran School's playground and soccer field. Please don't park in the marked off area where the children of the school have recess.

Address:

Immanuel Lutheran School, 632 East Hwy N, Wentzville, MO 63385

Join the team with Forged by Fire at the Southern District Office in Slidell, LA as we pack around 200 five-day shelf-stable food boxes. This is an indoor event, so no need to worry about the weather that day! We will start at 9 a.m. and finish by 11 a.m. 

You will still have plenty of time to enjoy the day!

You should be prepared to stand for 2 hours and lift up to 25 lbs. 

Soft drinks and water will be provided.

The district office is located at 100 Mission Drive, Slidell, LA 70460

LERT volunteers are needed to remove 8 trees at 5 different locations in the St. Charles County and St. Louis area. Volunteers will meet in the parking lot near Immanuel's storage building behind the school playground. School address: 632 East Highway N, Wentzville, MO. The 5 work orders for the tree removals will be distributed at 8:00 a.m.

All volunteers are encouraged to wear yellow LERT shirts or vests, wear sturdy boots, bring work gloves and hardhats. Volunteers are needed to work as draggers.

All chainsaw volunteers are required to wear appropriate PPE. 

Volunteers will need to bring their own lunch, lawn chair, water and Gatorade to this event as we will be divided into 4 crews all working in different locations.

LERT volunteers are needed to remove and replace 1 to 2 sheets of wet drywall in the Pastor's office. It is anticipated that we will conduct demolition and mold mitigation on the first day of the deployment. On the second day, we will install new insulation and drywall and begin taping and mudding.

Local forces will load the debris in a trailer for removal.

Lunch, water and Gatorade will be provided by the local church.

We will have most of the tools that are necessary for demolition and hanging drywall. Volunteers can provide their own tools if they so choose. All volunteers are encouraged to wear yellow LERT shirts or vests along with appropriate work boots and gloves.

If any volunteers need housing, please contact Kris Schuldt pitchatent@centurytel.net.

You are invited to a work day at Pastor Kan's home in Panama City, Florida. The property still has trees that need to be taken down and cut up from Hurricane Michael. Would you like to help? 

Join us on March 28th from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lunch, snacks and drinks will be provided! Sounds like a party, and the only thing missing is YOU!

Chainsaw Safety Gear & Equipment

If you plan to operate a chainsaw, please bring the following, if available:

The deployment address will be emailed to registered volunteers as we get closer to the deployment date. For more information about this workday, please contact Brad Bien at 1-850-803-2959

Since this is an outdoor event, if it rains, we will have to reschedule. 

LERT background checks are required for this Deployment because we are working in people's homes. The LCMS LERT system will take you to the Sterling Volunteers site to get your background check (no cost to LERT volunteers) when you sign up for this LERT Deployment.

Pastor Paul with Forged by Fire Ministries will be in Selma, Alabama, on Saturday, April 4th, helping Trinity Lutheran with their annual community outreach event. Volunteers should arrive around 10 a.m., and we will be serving around 11 a.m. till we run out of food. You will get a quick orientation before we start serving.

Location: Trinity Lutheran, 1900 Marie Foster St, Selma, AL

This is a rain-or-shine event, so be prepared to check the local weather forecast.

Be prepared to stand the entire time on concrete. Please also wear closed-toe shoes, no jewelry, and if you are serving food, be prepared to wear gloves. Those will be provided. 

Bring your smile and desire to share your love of Jesus to this community! 

We will also be handing out our cross necklaces at this event.  

LERT volunteers are needed to rehab an existing bathroom into an ADA compliant bathroom. Work will include, demolition and removal, construction of short new walls, insulation and drywall installation, construction of a new ADA shower, replacing the tile floor, painting the walls and adding new siding where the window was.

Plumbing and Electrical work will be conducted by professionals.

All volunteers are encouraged to wear yellow LERT shirts or vests. Most of the tools necessary to conduct this work will be provided. If a volunteer wants to bring their own tools, that is ok. Sturdy work boots and work gloves are required.

Lunch, water and Gatorade will be provided.

We will meet at the home of the work instead of the listed church. Site supervisor will provide the address to the volunteers that sign up. It is located in St. Charles County.  

It is anticipated that work days will be flexible based on the plumber and electrician schedules as well as the homeowner. Please keep aware of the next day schedule by communicating with the site supervisor or by checking the web page.